• Pope Francis Appoints New Metropolitan Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, and Prefect Apostolic of the Marshall Islands

    (CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency, the Most Reverend Susitino Sionepoe, S.M., currently bishop of Wallis and Futuna, as metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia. Pope Francis has also appointed the Reverend Father Tamati Alefosio, M.S.C., currently the parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa, as the prefect apostolic […]

  • Pope Francis appoints Fr. Romeo D. Convocar as Bishop of Chalan Kanoa

    PRESS RELEASE November 25, 2024   (CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Very Reverend Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, former Apostolic Administrator and currently the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Agana, Guam, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands. The appointment was officially published […]